![]() The Three flower maple gives colors similar to a sugar maple forest in Pennsylvania, yellow to orange to red, all on the same tree. In the Chicago area this tree has bright red leaves showing in November when most other trees are already barren. The Paperbark maple turns a nice deep red real late in the season. The other real big benefit of these trees is their great fall colors. I like it so much it was the first tree I planted in my front yard, about 10 feet from my front door Paperbark maple bark FALL COLORS ![]() Almost everyone who sees it for the 1 st time is fascinated by it. This is one of the tree’s I am most asked about at the garden. Its bark reddish brown bark truly stands out year around. The Paperbark maple has a deep cinnamon color that peels in large curls like a Paperbark birch (Betula papyrifera). The Three flower maple has a shaggy bark that exposes a buttery white inner bark. WINTER BARK Three flower maple bark close upįirst, they both have TERRIFIC bark that adds a lot to all seasons, but especially the winter garden. Yet, they also provide several of the same benefit. They are near relatives in the maple family that look very different. ![]() The Three Flower Maple ( Acer triflorum) and the Paperbark maple ( Acer griseum) are two smaller trees reaching only 25-30 feet high after many years. A pair of related small maple trees with great winter bark, the Three Flower Maple and the Paperbark maple. Today, I’d like to talk about two such plants. Selecting plants that provide year around interest should be the goal of every gardener. To have an attractive yard that you can look out onto through your window in January and smile is more challenging. It’s really pretty easy to have a showy spring or summer display. Microscopic examinations, laboratory culturing, virus assays, and nematode assays are some of the techniques used in the clinic.One key to a great landscape is that it looks good year around. Services include plant and insect identification, diagnosis of disease, insect, weed and chemical injury (chemical injury on field crops only), nematode assays, and help with nutrient related problems, as well as recommendations involving these diagnoses. Some samples may require further examination or culture work (nominal fee involved) at the U of IL Plant Clinic. Center Educators or State Specialists review & respond to information and digital images submitted by local Extension office personnel. U of IL - Distance Diagnosis through Digital ImagingĪ free plant, weed, insect and disease identification service available through your local University of Illinois Extension office. ![]() This publication may be purchased at your local University of Illinois Extension Unit office, or by calling 80, or by placing an order online (search for "ICLT"). The Illinois Commercial Landscape and Turfgrass Pest Management Handbook (ICLT) is written for professional applicators and provides nonchemical and current chemical recommendations as well as application timing information for all major pests of turf, woody ornamentals and herbaceous ornamentals. Illinois Commercial Landscape and Turfgrass Pest Management Handbook This publication may be purchased at your local University of Illinois Extension Unit office, or by calling 80, or by placing an order online (search for "C1391"). In addition, you'll find detailed information about integrated pest management, pesticide safety, and pesticide application and calibration techniques. The Home, Yard & Garden Pest Guide (C1391) provides is written for homeowners and other residents and provides nonchemical and current chemical recommendations for controlling pests associated with trees, shrubs, turf, flowers, groundcovers, vegetables, fruit, and houses. ![]()
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